Practical Astronomy and Geodesy: Including the Projections of the Sphere and Spherical Trigonometry. For the Use of the Royal Military CollegeLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 - 427 pages |
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Page vii
... MOTION . PHASES OF THE MOON . APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS . THE CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE . Art . ― - Page · 1 1. Proofs that the surface of the earth is accurately or nearly that of a sphere 2. Definition of the plane of the horizon ...
... MOTION . PHASES OF THE MOON . APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE PLANETS . THE CIRCLES OF THE SPHERE . Art . ― - Page · 1 1. Proofs that the surface of the earth is accurately or nearly that of a sphere 2. Definition of the plane of the horizon ...
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... motion horizontal · 85. Formula for computing the deviation of the axis of motion from a horizontal position ; and the corresponding correc- tion to be applied to the observed time of a star's transit 86. Manner of determining the like ...
... motion horizontal · 85. Formula for computing the deviation of the axis of motion from a horizontal position ; and the corresponding correc- tion to be applied to the observed time of a star's transit 86. Manner of determining the like ...
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... motion in right ascension from observation 172. Manner of finding approximatively , by simple proportion , the instant that the sun is in the equinoctial point ; and of adjusting the sidereal clock 173. Determination of the instant that ...
... motion in right ascension from observation 172. Manner of finding approximatively , by simple proportion , the instant that the sun is in the equinoctial point ; and of adjusting the sidereal clock 173. Determination of the instant that ...
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... MOTION . HER DISTANCE FROM THE EARTH EMPLOYED TO FIND AP- PROXIMATIVELY THE DISTANCE OF THE LATTER FROM THE SUN . Art . ― 209. Manner of determining by observation the nodes of the moon's orbit , and its obliquity to the ecliptic 210 ...
... MOTION . HER DISTANCE FROM THE EARTH EMPLOYED TO FIND AP- PROXIMATIVELY THE DISTANCE OF THE LATTER FROM THE SUN . Art . ― 209. Manner of determining by observation the nodes of the moon's orbit , and its obliquity to the ecliptic 210 ...
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... motion of the earth in its orbit - 231. Explanation of aberration in longitude and latitude 232. Investigation of a formula for aberration in longitude 233. Formula for aberration in latitude 177 - 178 - 179 - 179 - 180 234. Formula for ...
... motion of the earth in its orbit - 231. Explanation of aberration in longitude and latitude 232. Investigation of a formula for aberration in longitude 233. Formula for aberration in latitude 177 - 178 - 179 - 179 - 180 234. Formula for ...
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